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and house speaker john boehner said republicans are willing to offer higher tax revenue as part of a deal. >> to show our seriousness we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table, it's going to be incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people that we're serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. >> holman: on the democratic side, senate majority lear reid promised work will continue on a deal over the thanksgiving recess. he said, "we all know something has to be done." wall street took some hope from that white house meeting. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 46 points to close at 12,588. the nasdaq rose 16 points to close at 2,853. but for the week, the dow and the nasdaq fell nearly 2%. also today, j.p. morgan chase and credit suisse agreed to pay $417 million in a federal civil settlement. they allegedly sold mortgage bonds they knew could fail before the 2008 financial crisis. it looks like twilight for twinkies. hostess brands an
and house speaker john boehner said republicans are willing to offer higher tax revenue as part of a deal. >> to show our seriousness we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table, it's going to be incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people that we're serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. >> holman: on the democratic side, senate majority...
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and house speaker john boehner said republicans are willing to offer higher tax revenue as part of a deal. >> to show our seriousness we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table, it's going to be incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people that we're serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. >> holman: on the democratic side, senate majority leader reid promised work will continue on a deal over the thanksgiving recess. he said, "we all know something has to be done." wall street took some hope from that white house meeting. the dow jones industrial average gained nearly 46 points to close at 12,588. the nasdaq rose 16 points to close at 2,853. but for the week, the dow and the nasdaq fell nearly 2%. also today, j.p. morgan chase and credit suisse agreed to pay $417 million in a federal civil settlement. they allegedly sold mortgage bonds they knew could fail before the 2008 financial crisis. it looks like twilight for twinkies. hostess brands
and house speaker john boehner said republicans are willing to offer higher tax revenue as part of a deal. >> to show our seriousness we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts. and while we're going to continue to have revenue on the table, it's going to be incumbent for my colleagues to show the american people that we're serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. >> holman: on the democratic side, senate majority...
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boehner took a risk, tom cole took a risk and he undercut them. he made them look stupid with what he did yesterday. they feel furious, they feel burned so you have to help your people along. you have to make it more possible. and so that's why i think you just got to what he offered was not only a balanced deal that would be fine if he offered something balance, he offered something even worse from the republican point of view than what he had offered a couple years ago. so he started with drawing things off the tab and it seemed like chest beats. >> we just went through an election, david. the republicans are the ones who are for medicare kurkts they really are. so what he is basically saying is okay this is my proposal. i am going to increase taxment i won that. okay, now where is yours. >> it sounds like-- ness you want to come up with a medicare cuts. >> no, we don't want to come with the medicare cuts. >> it sounds like the two guys on the president's shoulder, right. >> i got to be tough because i won or the process, i got to -- >> i got to
boehner took a risk, tom cole took a risk and he undercut them. he made them look stupid with what he did yesterday. they feel furious, they feel burned so you have to help your people along. you have to make it more possible. and so that's why i think you just got to what he offered was not only a balanced deal that would be fine if he offered something balance, he offered something even worse from the republican point of view than what he had offered a couple years ago. so he started with...
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. >> congressional cmittee voted t recommend a citation-- john boehner says will bring it to the full house next week but hasn't specified the day, what is going on. >> was's going on is a really dubious policy that opened up a lot of questions called fast and furious which basically ram guns out there with the expectation, full expectation that they would be bought by straw purchases and then end up in the custody of members and they-- gang members and then they could be traced for the prosecution of more serious crimes than just buying guns. it went awry. an agent of the alcohol tobacco firearms was killed in a shoot-out. and the question is the republicans in the house want a fuller explanation the department of justice expend-- is very much on the defensive. john edwards case they lost, the stevens case they lost. they haven't prosecuted anybody. wall street who brought the nation to its knees so, there is a certain lack of kind of support and enthusiasm for it but at the same time it smacks of election year politics, darrell issa the chairman of that committee has been dying for
. >> congressional cmittee voted t recommend a citation-- john boehner says will bring it to the full house next week but hasn't specified the day, what is going on. >> was's going on is a really dubious policy that opened up a lot of questions called fast and furious which basically ram guns out there with the expectation, full expectation that they would be bought by straw purchases and then end up in the custody of members and they-- gang members and then they could be traced for...
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. >> congressional committee voted to recommend a citation-- john boehner says will bring it to the full house next week but hasn't specified the day, what is going on. >> was's going on is a really dubious policy that opened up a lot of questions called fast and furious which basically ram guns out there with the expectation, full expectation that they would be bought by straw purchases and then end up in the custody of members and they-- gang members and then they could be traced for the prosecution of more serious crimes than just buying guns. it went awry. an agent of the alcohol tobacco firearms was killed in a shoot-out. and the question is the republicans in the house want a fuller explanation the department of justice expend-- is very much on the defensive. john edwards case they lost, the stevens case they lost. they haven't prosecuted anybody. wall street who brought the nation to its knees so, there is a certain lack of kind of support and enthusiasm for it but at the same time it smacks of election year politics, darrell issa the chairman of that committee has been dying for
. >> congressional committee voted to recommend a citation-- john boehner says will bring it to the full house next week but hasn't specified the day, what is going on. >> was's going on is a really dubious policy that opened up a lot of questions called fast and furious which basically ram guns out there with the expectation, full expectation that they would be bought by straw purchases and then end up in the custody of members and they-- gang members and then they could be traced...
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so that is a big gift of flexibility to boehner. and i think it's an acceptance of the reality that rates will have to go up at least a little. >> as for the president, we done know much. but my sense is that they know the issues, they have been through this before. that the atmosphere is their right and now it's a question of their skill at negotiators. because there are delicate balance here. the republicans want to give, probably a little on the tax rate. the president has to sort of lure them over and say okay, we'll give new on entitlements. and you have to do this little dance here. and do it gently. and with a little gift, a little carrot, a little stick and if they can do it confidently i think there is a pretty good chance just atmospherically that we will get a fiscal deal before we go on. >> you see the dance. >> i don't see it quite the same way david does. i think the republicans are facing reality. everything is going against them. it wasn't simply the election return, re-election of the president. but today the associ
so that is a big gift of flexibility to boehner. and i think it's an acceptance of the reality that rates will have to go up at least a little. >> as for the president, we done know much. but my sense is that they know the issues, they have been through this before. that the atmosphere is their right and now it's a question of their skill at negotiators. because there are delicate balance here. the republicans want to give, probably a little on the tax rate. the president has to sort of...
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this is boehner saying he was drawing a line in the sand say og no new tax, we're going to demand real spending cuts but i think was really more mobilizing the debates. what happened is after the election they had taxmegeddon where all the tax cuts, spending he is guest-- he is quest trace starts arc lot of things happening at once and it is the potential for a complete catastrophe because the whole system goes ca blewy. we will have to fix these complicated issues at once and the republicans are saying we will do fundamental tax reform. i happen to think they are right. last time it took two or three years, how will we do it in a couple of weeks. so i think what they will do kick the condition down the road. >> brown: again. >> again. and then we'll see how the election turns out. but right now everybody is posturing to say this is what we stand for. we stand are for spending cuts or in the democrat's case, we stand for keeping the middle class tax cuts but not the rich. >> brown: what do you think this was all about, raising it. >> i think it was about republican politics and i think
this is boehner saying he was drawing a line in the sand say og no new tax, we're going to demand real spending cuts but i think was really more mobilizing the debates. what happened is after the election they had taxmegeddon where all the tax cuts, spending he is guest-- he is quest trace starts arc lot of things happening at once and it is the potential for a complete catastrophe because the whole system goes ca blewy. we will have to fix these complicated issues at once and the republicans...
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boehner talk about not raising rates. so is there some sort of compromise in t difference between the term rates and revenues? >> i done think will is any question. and actually there's a lot of commonality on that issue in the senate. the fact is that folks in the upper income bracket lick me, we ought to eliminate loopholes and those kinds of things that are you really spending in another name. so we can generate more revenues from the upper income by eliminating those tax expenditures which really, again, is just spending in another name. and i think-- bses you can give us an example of how -- >> ere are all kind of expenditures there is a home mortgage deduction. charitable contribution, the health care exclusion. and the best way to keep from getting into a political argument over which one is just to cap the amount that people in upper income brackets can take of any of those. let them choose which they want to take. but there's been a lot of discussion in the senate over this. and i think a lot of people have come
boehner talk about not raising rates. so is there some sort of compromise in t difference between the term rates and revenues? >> i done think will is any question. and actually there's a lot of commonality on that issue in the senate. the fact is that folks in the upper income bracket lick me, we ought to eliminate loopholes and those kinds of things that are you really spending in another name. so we can generate more revenues from the upper income by eliminating those tax expenditures...
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boehner talk about not raising rates. so is there some sort of compromise in the difference betwe the ter rates a revenues? >> i done think will is any question. and actually there's a lot of commonality on that issue in the senate. the fact is that folks in the upper income bracket lick me, we ought to eliminate loopholes and those kinds of things that are you really spending in another name. so we can generate more revenues from the upper income by eliminating those tax expenditures which really, again, is just spending in another name. and i think-- bses you can give us an example of how -- >> there are all kind of expenditures there is a home mortgage deduction. charitable contribution, the health care exclusion. and the best way to keep from getting into a political argument over which one is just to cap the amount that people in upper income brackets can take of any of those. let them choose which they want to take. but there's been a lot of discussion in the senate over this. and i think a lot of people have come t
boehner talk about not raising rates. so is there some sort of compromise in the difference betwe the ter rates a revenues? >> i done think will is any question. and actually there's a lot of commonality on that issue in the senate. the fact is that folks in the upper income bracket lick me, we ought to eliminate loopholes and those kinds of things that are you really spending in another name. so we can generate more revenues from the upper income by eliminating those tax expenditures...
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bycontrast, boehner's plan b pegs that threshold at $1 million a year. it also drops the $1,000 child tax credit for families who don't earn enough to pay federal income taxes. and, it would let an expansion of the college tuition tax credit expire. republicans argued both those provisions were to have been temporary anyway, under the president's original stimulus package. initially, boehner's plan did nothing to stop across-the-board spending cuts that take effect in the new year, under the fiscal cliff's mandates. but today, republican leaders offered a companion bill to replace $55 billion in automatic cuts to defense spending. those would be swapped out for additional reductions in domestic programs. house majority leader eric cantor predicted both measures would pass. >> we hope that the senate will take this bill up along with the spending reduction act and get the job done in lieu of or absent any kind of agreement coming from the white house. we are again, taking concrete >> brown: some republican members, such as tim huelskamp of kansas, still h
bycontrast, boehner's plan b pegs that threshold at $1 million a year. it also drops the $1,000 child tax credit for families who don't earn enough to pay federal income taxes. and, it would let an expansion of the college tuition tax credit expire. republicans argued both those provisions were to have been temporary anyway, under the president's original stimulus package. initially, boehner's plan did nothing to stop across-the-board spending cuts that take effect in the new year, under the...
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and between him and speaker boehner last summer and that this was -- >> the united states lost its credit rating as you will recall as a consequence of this, or potential shut down and so theresint was at that time according to best reporting or most reporting, ready to offer this grand bargain. the speaker was as well but found out that his own caucus, it would be a mutiny. this, david is right, this was to be the enforcing mechanism. you can see it is a serious enforcing meck civil because it has gotten their attention. >> you were also saying earlier today this highlights a division among some republicans that defense hawks versus so-called tea party hawks. how much of a fact certificate that. >> it really opened newspaper the last year or two, you have the defense hawks who really think this would devastate or think cut was devastate our national security and they're lead by monday jean chretien main and lindsay graham and the more tea party oriented people who are just not that-- they're not against defense spending but it's not a priority, lowering taxes and economic domestic econom
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boehner and the president have been negotiating in private. but administration officials said there's been no progress since monday. wall reetad been ring this ek ohopefor a deal in washington, but today's talk doused the optimism. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 99 points to close below 13,252. the nasdaq fell ten points to close at 3044. the federal trade commission moved today to stiffen online privacy rules for children. the new standards require parental consent before online companies may collect personal information from pre-teens. the f.t.c. said the rules will include new methods for verifying a parent's consent using scanned forms, video onfence d e-mal. the swiss bank u.b.s. has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay more than $1.5 billion in fines in the u.s., britain and switzerland. the u.s. justice department formally announced the deal today. the charges stem from the bank's attempt to manipulate a key interest rate known as libor. attorney general eric holder said two former u.b.s. traders will face criminal
boehner and the president have been negotiating in private. but administration officials said there's been no progress since monday. wall reetad been ring this ek ohopefor a deal in washington, but today's talk doused the optimism. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 99 points to close below 13,252. the nasdaq fell ten points to close at 3044. the federal trade commission moved today to stiffen online privacy rules for children. the new standards require parental consent before online...
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boehner and the president have been negotiating in private. but administration officials said there's been no progress since monday. wall street had bn rising ts week ohopes for a deal in washington, but today's talk doused the optimism. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 99 points to close below 13,252. the nasdaq fell ten points to close at 3044. the federal trade commission moved today to stiffen online privacy rules for children. the new standards require parental consent before online companies may collect personal information from pre-teens. the f.t.c. said the rules will include new methods for verifying a parent's consent using snned forms, deo onfence and e-mail. the swiss bank u.b.s. has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud and pay more than $1.5 billion in fines in the u.s., britain and switzerland. the u.s. justice department formally announced the deal today. the charges stem from the bank's attempt to manipulate a key interest rate known as libor. attorney general eric holder said two former u.b.s. traders will face cri
boehner and the president have been negotiating in private. but administration officials said there's been no progress since monday. wall street had bn rising ts week ohopes for a deal in washington, but today's talk doused the optimism. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 99 points to close below 13,252. the nasdaq fell ten points to close at 3044. the federal trade commission moved today to stiffen online privacy rules for children. the new standards require parental consent before...
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and between him and speaker boehner last summer and that this was -- >> the united states lost its credit rating as you will recall as a consequence of this, or potential shut down and so the president was at that time according to best reporting or most reporting, ready to offer this grand bargain. the speaker was as well but found out that his own caucus, it would be a mutiny. this, david is right, this was to be the enforcing mechanism. you can see it is a serious enforcing meck civil because it has gotten their attention. >> you were also saying earlier today this highlights a division among some republicans that defense hawks versus so-called tea party hawks. how much of a fact certificate that. >> it really opened newspaper the last year or two, you have the defense hawks who really think this would devastate or think cut was devastate our national security and they're lead by monday jean chretien main and lindsay graham and the more tea party oriented people who are just not that-- they're not against defense spending but it's not a priority, lowering taxes and economic domestic ec
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but i made a deal with john boehner and i will keep this deal with john boehner, he put revenue on the table, this is where he is going. >> he probably wouldn't have been able to sell that. and that goes to another underlying problem. >> rose: on the house side. >> i think on either side. >> rose: really? >> and that goes to the aloofness or coldness between house or hill democrats in the white use those relationships are not supergreat either. because-- there just hasn't been the emotional. obama is not that kind of guy. he is a more intro verted guy so it's not like we are blood brothers together, we played football together, we played golf together that is not there. >> rose: so the election will depend as they head to the crucial period between now and november 6s, on the debate. >> right. >> rose: can, i mean is there other than something happening, is it unlikely that something happening being an external event in the international front or b, debate that is so one-sided which i think is unlikely to be one-sided. the best that could happen would say to me is that the person who i
but i made a deal with john boehner and i will keep this deal with john boehner, he put revenue on the table, this is where he is going. >> he probably wouldn't have been able to sell that. and that goes to another underlying problem. >> rose: on the house side. >> i think on either side. >> rose: really? >> and that goes to the aloofness or coldness between house or hill democrats in the white use those relationships are not supergreat either. because-- there just...
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said boehner, "this is your moment. we want you to lead." >> we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. what matters is where the increased revenue comes from and what type of reform comes with it. does the increased revenue come from what the government taking a larger share of what the american people earn through higher tax rates? or does it come from a byproduct of growing our economy energized by a simpler cleaner fairer tax code with fewer loopholes and lower rates for all. >> reporter: it all signaled a quick return to earth, after the jubilation of election night that swept up even chicago mayor rahm emanuel, during a live interview with the "newshour's" ray suarez. the president built his victory over mitt romney on a series of wins in battleground states, giving him 303 electoral votes-- 33 more than needed. he also was running ahead in florida, for another 29 electoral votes, but the state had not yet been called after long lines on tuesday held up the count. the president built his victo
said boehner, "this is your moment. we want you to lead." >> we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. what matters is where the increased revenue comes from and what type of reform comes with it. does the increased revenue come from what the government taking a larger share of what the american people earn through higher tax rates? or does it come from a byproduct of growing our economy energized by a simpler cleaner fairer tax code with fewer loopholes...
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that t to do that, but the only two negotiators that matter right now are the president and speaker boehner. and as i mentioned before-- again, i understand there are two sides of this tale-- the president is really not yet offering the kind of reforms that would make these programs solvent for the long haul so we're trying to think how do we get there. so very healthy discussion today. i'm enthused about today, and i hope we'll resolve this over the course of the next several weeks. >> woodruff: senator bob cork ethank you very much. >> thank you. >> woodruff: we will have more perspectiv in th coming days. >> ifill: next, two takes on the war in syria. as the conflict rages on, there are new concerns this week that the assad government is moving closer to the use of chemical weapons. jeffrey brown has that part of the story. >> brown: the syrian civil war has now closed in on president bashar al-assad's seat of power, with rebel gunfire ringing out again today in damascus. amateur video also showed new shelling in the capital, as government forces continued a push to retake key suburbs. a
that t to do that, but the only two negotiators that matter right now are the president and speaker boehner. and as i mentioned before-- again, i understand there are two sides of this tale-- the president is really not yet offering the kind of reforms that would make these programs solvent for the long haul so we're trying to think how do we get there. so very healthy discussion today. i'm enthused about today, and i hope we'll resolve this over the course of the next several weeks. >>...
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john boehner is laying down these stark markers underneath i don't think they exist. i think there is voom for flexibility. there is feeling we need more revenue. now the question is you have got to disguise the ref new increases in a-- comprehensive tax reform. and the republicans really want to do a comprehensive tax reform. they think it would allow them to secretly raise a lot of revenue. but also it would be good for the economy, create growth, more job, more tax revenues. democrats and especially the obama administration a lot less persuaded that tax reform would be a great thing. they don't think it would produce a lot of growth. they think politically it would be extremely tough to get rid of some of these big deductions. and so it's very interesting to mow, talking to people from the obama administration and hear them being very tepid on the whole idea of comprehensive tax -- >> you have got in europe this week became clearer that there really are serious disagreements on what they going to do to get out of their own debt crisis. what-- is there a consensus o
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because that is not john boehner's style. he's not a bombastic guy any nature. by practice. you know, i think the white house would have been better served if they had visit maybe the university of vermont and the university of canvas. i mean to go to three swing states and to the universities there, and certainly opens it up to the accusation that this is a political rather than a substantive visit. but i mean, this is vintage quadrennial vintage politics. the president wherever he goes is still the president even though he's the party leader, and the nominee of this party. and it was true of george w when he ran for relection t was true of bill clinton and it was certainly true of ronald w reagan when he ran for election. >> the supreme court, david, took up the arizona immigration law this week. you listened to some of the arguments. a lot of speculation about whether they will uphold it or not but whatever they do, does that affect the campaign, the presidential. >> i think immigration will play a lesser role this time than many of the pastimes. first i suspect there is
because that is not john boehner's style. he's not a bombastic guy any nature. by practice. you know, i think the white house would have been better served if they had visit maybe the university of vermont and the university of canvas. i mean to go to three swing states and to the universities there, and certainly opens it up to the accusation that this is a political rather than a substantive visit. but i mean, this is vintage quadrennial vintage politics. the president wherever he goes is...
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on monday, we'll talk with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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. >> brown: republican house speaker john boehner released a statement calling it: "good news" but he noted: "today marks the 35th consecutive month of unemployment above 8%, and too many americans continue to struggle to find their next job. the president also called on congress to extend the payroll- tax cut for the rest of 2012 to help the recovery maintain momentum by bolstering spending and putting some of the 13 million americans who remain unemployed back to work. some parsing of the numbers now, from diane swonk, senior managing director and chief economist for mesirow financial, a diversified financial services firm based in chicago; and mark vitner, managing director and senior economist with wells fargo, where he tracks u.s. and regional economic trends. diane swonk, let's start with focus on the positive signs in tod's report. this was better than expect. where was the hiring coming from? >> well, we saw broad gains in a lot of different places. some of the biggest games were in things like transportation. it wasn't just those free shipping that we saw there. we actually s
. >> brown: republican house speaker john boehner released a statement calling it: "good news" but he noted: "today marks the 35th consecutive month of unemployment above 8%, and too many americans continue to struggle to find their next job. the president also called on congress to extend the payroll- tax cut for the rest of 2012 to help the recovery maintain momentum by bolstering spending and putting some of the 13 million americans who remain unemployed back to work....
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. >> brown: republican house speaker john boehner released a statement calling it: "good news" but he noted: "today marks the 35th consecutive month of unemployment above 8%, and too many americans continue to struggle to find their next job. the president also called on congress to extend the payroll- tax cut for the rest of 2012 to help the recovery maintain momentum by bolstering spending and putting some of the 13 million americans who remain unemployed back to work. some parsing of the numbers now, from diane swonk, senior managing director and chief economist for mesirow financial, a diversified financial services firm based in chicago; and mark vitner, managing director and senior economist with wells fargo, where he tracks u.s. and regional economic trends. diane swonk, let's start with focus on the positive signs in today's report. this was better than expect. where was the hiring coming from? >> well, we saw broad gains in a lot of different places. some of the biggest games were in things like transportation. it wasn't just those free shipping that we saw there. we actually
. >> brown: republican house speaker john boehner released a statement calling it: "good news" but he noted: "today marks the 35th consecutive month of unemployment above 8%, and too many americans continue to struggle to find their next job. the president also called on congress to extend the payroll- tax cut for the rest of 2012 to help the recovery maintain momentum by bolstering spending and putting some of the 13 million americans who remain unemployed back to work....
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and boehner's aides don't trust the president either. they don't see him as an effective negotiator and they think he oversells his ability to be able to bring republicans and bring democrat at long. >> rose: al better wa, do you think? >> i think the country is out there sang, you know, why don't you clowns get your act together. this really is-- i think it just infuriates people to see business as usual with something that is this serious. and charlie, what justifies that position, i think is they aren't that far apart. now to be sure a lot of what they do now has to then be really implemented next year. but when you talk about the macro numbers at least, they're talking about a package now, a little over $2 trillion. they've already done a little over one last year. about half-and-half and on spending, they're abt 50 billion art,ver 10 years. over 10 years. and on revenues they're about 200 billion apart. that shouldn't be hard to bridge. that should be very easy. but i think it goes to what julianna said. there is such a mistrust. an
and boehner's aides don't trust the president either. they don't see him as an effective negotiator and they think he oversells his ability to be able to bring republicans and bring democrat at long. >> rose: al better wa, do you think? >> i think the country is out there sang, you know, why don't you clowns get your act together. this really is-- i think it just infuriates people to see business as usual with something that is this serious. and charlie, what justifies that...
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i think it feels like it for boehner. this was a case where he ended up with 40 to 50 members of his caucus that would not support anything on this. >> that's right. >> and they were to the right of grover norquist. norquist was open. >>woodruff: he had endorsed him. >> right so, they want to go off the cliff flags flying. it marginalized boehner and the republicans in future negotiations. and raised a question of whether anyone can get a governing majority in the house of representatives when it comes to the budget. those are really serious matters. now it does go to the senate where harry reid and mcconnell can try to come to some, you know, functional su render for republicans and kick the cannon a lot of other issues and see if that can pass in the next ten days am buts that still has to pass the house. and i tnk t chances of backing off of the cliff are higher than they ever have been. >> you know, i listened to some of these recalcitrant house republicans today, mark. and they were saying, i was to the going to vote
i think it feels like it for boehner. this was a case where he ended up with 40 to 50 members of his caucus that would not support anything on this. >> that's right. >> and they were to the right of grover norquist. norquist was open. >>woodruff: he had endorsed him. >> right so, they want to go off the cliff flags flying. it marginalized boehner and the republicans in future negotiations. and raised a question of whether anyone can get a governing majority in the house...
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you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right, the extension unemployment, and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and that's why you want to have at least a minimum of goodwill. it will force them to have to deal with the larger issues still remainingment and they're considerable. >> you think so? >> those will still be out there. >> there still the general debt problem. still the crushing deficit is so they still have to do some big things let alone optimism gration reform and other stuff. it's a little like tarp, remember the hse voted no then the markets just could lapsd. i think we might see something like that in the first week in january and then a focus. but they will still be with cooperation. >> we have alr
you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right, the extension unemployment, and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and...
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plus, we'll talk with house speaker john boehner. our special convention coverage begins 7:00 p.m. sharp, and continues until the gavel comes down around 11:00 p.m. eastern. speakers to watch for include mitt romney's wife, ann, and new jersey governor chris christie, whwill deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. tropical storm isaac brushed past tampa, after delaying the republican convention schedule by a day. it headed across the gulf, taking aim at new orleans. and apple asked a judge to ban sales of eight samsung smart phone models. a federal jury found friday that samsung infringed on apple's patents. and a program note: charlie rose will be here later tonight with his own preview of the convention. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. d wi thengoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possi
plus, we'll talk with house speaker john boehner. our special convention coverage begins 7:00 p.m. sharp, and continues until the gavel comes down around 11:00 p.m. eastern. speakers to watch for include mitt romney's wife, ann, and new jersey governor chris christie, whwill deliver the keynote address. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. tropical storm isaac brushed past tampa, after delaying the republican convention schedule by a day. it headed across the gulf, taking...
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i think it feels like it for boehner. this was a case where he ened u with 40 to 50 members of his caucus that would not support anything on this. >> that's right. >> and they were to the right of grover norquist. norquist was open. >> woodruff: he had endorsed him. >> right so, they want to go off the cliff flags flying. it marginalized boehner and the republicans in future negotiations. and raised a question of whether anyone can get a governing majority in the house of representatives when it comes to the budget. those are really serious matters. now it does go to the senate where harry reid and mcconnell can try to cometo some, you know, functional su render for republicans and kick the cannon a lot of other issues and see if that can pass in the next ten days am buts that still has to pass the house. and so i think the chances of backing off of the cliff are higher than they ever have been. >> you know, i listened to some of these recalcitrant house republicans today, mark. and they were saying, i was to the going to
i think it feels like it for boehner. this was a case where he ened u with 40 to 50 members of his caucus that would not support anything on this. >> that's right. >> and they were to the right of grover norquist. norquist was open. >> woodruff: he had endorsed him. >> right so, they want to go off the cliff flags flying. it marginalized boehner and the republicans in future negotiations. and raised a question of whether anyone can get a governing majority in the house...
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you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right, the extension unemployment, and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and that's why you want to have at least a minimum of goodwill. it will force them to have to deal with the larger issuestill remainingment and they're considerable. >> you think so? >> those will still be out there. >> there still the general debt problem. still the crushing deficit is so they still have to do some big things let alone optimism gration reform and other stuff. it's a little like tarp, remember the house voted no then the markets just could lapsd. i think we might see something like that in the first week in january and then a focus. but they will still be with cooperation. >> we have alr
you have to go further. >> it might be easier for john boehner if he it pass the senate. and it comes to the house and sigh look, this is the only train to dodge. >> is the only train just about the tax rates or hikes or a grander deal. >> i think it is, the president is right, the extension unemployment, and i think it will be the tax rates. but i think there's going to be enough matters left as well. but i think there will be enough matters left that it will force them. and...
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john boehner, the speaker and i tried continuously, to engage the white house, engage the president, throughout the entire discussioning last year. and, unfortunately, there's just a fundamental disagreement that the president was unwilling to set aside. and i think what people are looking for, at least what i am hearing when i'm traveling my district and the country, is people want to see the economy improve. they want to see the prospects for themselves, their kids, and have a better future. they want to have some optimism. and i think paul's going to wring that sunshiny optimism to the crowd tonight and i think the american people are going to see a genuine commitment to do things better and really try to resolve some of these very, very difficult challenges. >> ifill: you're from virginia, a big battled ground state this year. how does the romney-ry ticke win your home state? >> well, it is very much about jobs and the economy in virginia. virginia is particularly susceptible to the president's defense cuts. as you know, as a result of the failure of the super committee in congre
john boehner, the speaker and i tried continuously, to engage the white house, engage the president, throughout the entire discussioning last year. and, unfortunately, there's just a fundamental disagreement that the president was unwilling to set aside. and i think what people are looking for, at least what i am hearing when i'm traveling my district and the country, is people want to see the economy improve. they want to see the prospects for themselves, their kids, and have a better future....
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we work hard and had small struggling businesses john boehner said and we achieve success. a lot of republicans feel that's under threat so that's one of the concept of earned success is something they've been hitting again and again and again. >> we do build things and president obama said we've been taking it he's been saying on the campaign trail triggering a real talking point, you didn't build that. in context he meant something more. >> no, he did. and one of the few times actually stressed himself. honey said of saying you know we we -- instead of saying we take great provide in the succes prid imagination to do it you know we're a large part of a larger family that we all do this. as americans under the american law, american schools and so forth, it didn't come across that way. they grabbed that opportunity and they've used it. >> we're going to hear a lot more of that. jeff brown is on the floor. jeff. >> brown: judy, gwen and i were talking early in the program about the one note here so far having to do with ron paul supporters. so an interesting thing just happ
we work hard and had small struggling businesses john boehner said and we achieve success. a lot of republicans feel that's under threat so that's one of the concept of earned success is something they've been hitting again and again and again. >> we do build things and president obama said we've been taking it he's been saying on the campaign trail triggering a real talking point, you didn't build that. in context he meant something more. >> no, he did. and one of the few times...
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boehner said house republicans have done what's needed, by passing bills to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff." instead, he put the blame squarely on senate democrats and the president. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >> sreenivasan: negotiations on avoiding the cuts are not expected until after the november elections. in the meantime, the moody's rating agency said today it will likely cut its triple-a credit rating on u.s. government bonds, if the budget talks fail. wall street managed to move ahead today, recouping some monday's losses. the dow jones industrial average gained 69 points to close at 13,232. the nasdaq rose half a point to close at 3104. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we head back to chicago, and the national spotlight focused on a teacher's strike in the nation's third large
boehner said house republicans have done what's needed, by passing bills to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff." instead, he put the blame squarely on senate democrats and the president. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >>...
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boehner said house republicans have done what's needed, by passing bills to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff." instead, he put the blame squarely on senate democrats and the president. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >> sreenivasan: negotiations on avoiding the cuts are not expected until after the november elections. in the meantime, the moody's rating agency said today it will likely cut its triple-a credit rating on u.s. government bonds, if the budget talks fail. wall street managed to move ahead today, recouping some of monday's losses. the dow jones industrial average gained 69 points to close at 13,232. the nasdaq rose half a point to close at 3104. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we head back to chicago, and the national spotlight focused on a teacher's strike in the nation's third la
boehner said house republicans have done what's needed, by passing bills to avoid the looming "fiscal cliff." instead, he put the blame squarely on senate democrats and the president. >> i'm not confident at all. listen, the house has done its job on both the sequester and on the looming tax hikes that will cost our economy some 700,000 jobs. the senate at some point has to act. on both of these, where is the president? where is the leadership? absent without leave. >>...
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speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together to address those concerns. >> the president lifted his number to 400,000, no tax hikes for anyone making less than that, boehner says the million, still no deal. what happened out there? >> he did not have the votes, simple as that. he had to pull back. his own caucus let him down. he thought he could get the 218 votes he needed on of his caucus and they were not there. >> are we going over the cliff? >> i think there is still a chance we can avert that. boehner's statement on friday morning get that he was still willing to work with the president to come up with something. the outcome has to be that the fringes on both parties need to be forgotten and they need to have to pulin and of republicans of a moderate nature and e jorityf decratto make this
speaker boehner's plans are nonstarters in the senate. >> boehner appeared friday morning and said, if this thing were easy, it would have been done decades ago. >> i am interested in solving the major problems that face our country. that means house leaders, senate leaders, and the president, are going to have to continue to work together to address those concerns. >> the president lifted his number to 400,000, no tax hikes for anyone making less than that, boehner says the...
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but in washington today, the nation's top elected republican, house speaker john boehner, dismissed fears that a protracted nomination fight would hurt the party. >> listen, i understand people are concerned about how long the primary process is dragging on. i would remind people that president obama and secretary of state hilary clinton had a fight that went through june of 2008. i think everybody just needs to relax, and this will resolve itself. >> ifill: two other major republicans remain in the hunt for the nomination. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum stumped in colorado, where caucuses are set for tuesday. and texas congressman ron paul spent the day courting voters around las vegas. all four will need to raise and spend ever larger amounts of money to keep going. new financial reports released last night show the role that independent outside groups, the "super pacs," are playing. according to the federal elections commission, pro-romney groups raised more than $30 million by the end of last year. those supporting newt gingrich raised more than $2 million. and that doesn't
but in washington today, the nation's top elected republican, house speaker john boehner, dismissed fears that a protracted nomination fight would hurt the party. >> listen, i understand people are concerned about how long the primary process is dragging on. i would remind people that president obama and secretary of state hilary clinton had a fight that went through june of 2008. i think everybody just needs to relax, and this will resolve itself. >> ifill: two other major...
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john boehner has problems there. i just wonder and hope that there is a sensitivity in the white house. >> mar has stumbled on the truth. [laughter] >> any way you get there is great. >> i would say "staggered." absolutely right, the president feels so strong that he has offered nothing. john boehner cannot go back and say to raise rates. he has offered to raise revenues through loopholes. but the president has taken this very arrogant, hard-line, and you have the leadership in the congress sing that we willot do athinonedicare, with a cost-of-living adjustment, we will not do anything on any entitlement. without that, boehner would have to say no and then we go over the cliff. >> more people in that poll gave negative descriptions of the democrats than positive. if that this fails, democrats don't get a free ride, either. >> i think this has been an unbelievab faire of leadership by the president. you have got to raise taxes and cut entitlements, but the president has completely taken a pass on his role of getting t
john boehner has problems there. i just wonder and hope that there is a sensitivity in the white house. >> mar has stumbled on the truth. [laughter] >> any way you get there is great. >> i would say "staggered." absolutely right, the president feels so strong that he has offered nothing. john boehner cannot go back and say to raise rates. he has offered to raise revenues through loopholes. but the president has taken this very arrogant, hard-line, and you have the...
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john boehner understood that. there was greater resistance in the senate. what it really means more than anything else, judy, legislatively this year, i liken this to a narrow canyon in a western movie, where the stagecoach goes through and it's most vulnerable to the attack of the bag padguys that can be he hostage, that this is the last place where the administration has to go through that narrow canyon in this legislative year. >> woodruff: you're saying the administration are the good guys. >> they're the stagecoach, whether they're the good guys or not, but it's the place you want to stop the stagecoach,. there's no more of those-- thes 31st of december, 2012, the world ends. the world ends. that's when the bush tax cuts expire. it's when the debt ceiling has to be raised, everything. but tt's after the election. in other words, there are no more confrontations scheduled between now and then legislatively where the administration can be held hostage as republicans did hold them hostage last summer and the administration looked weak in the process. >> w
john boehner understood that. there was greater resistance in the senate. what it really means more than anything else, judy, legislatively this year, i liken this to a narrow canyon in a western movie, where the stagecoach goes through and it's most vulnerable to the attack of the bag padguys that can be he hostage, that this is the last place where the administration has to go through that narrow canyon in this legislative year. >> woodruff: you're saying the administration are the good...
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that is the very nature of speaker boehner's dilemma. thatoperative in those tweets which we all saw go the very heart. that operative is telling conservatives the best way to get things done is not to have your druthers, not to have your greatest scenario but get the very best conservative deal you can, given the fact that president obama just won the election and actually ran on these tax increases. the public has spoken. that does mean something. >> woodruff: carol lee, at the white house, do they think this can get done, whether it's done before christmas but can it be done by the end of the year? >> they do. someone in the white house said they see over 50%, they put the odds over 50%thatheyan get a deal done. it's very delicate. they're having to... their main concern right now is having to keep democrats in line as the president concedes on some of these entitlement programs like social security and medicare cuts. so that's what you see them working on doing today behind the scenes. >> woodruff: todd, from the speaker's perspectiv
that is the very nature of speaker boehner's dilemma. thatoperative in those tweets which we all saw go the very heart. that operative is telling conservatives the best way to get things done is not to have your druthers, not to have your greatest scenario but get the very best conservative deal you can, given the fact that president obama just won the election and actually ran on these tax increases. the public has spoken. that does mean something. >> woodruff: carol lee, at the white...
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that is the very nature of speaker boehner's dilemma. that operative in those twes which we all saw go to the very heart. that operative is telling conservatives the best way to get things done is not to have your druthers, not to have your greatest scenario but get the very best conservative deal you can, given the fact that president obama just won the election and actually ran on these tax increases. the public has spoken. that does mean something. >> woodruff: carol lee, at the white house, do they think this can get done, whether it's done before christmas but can it be done by the end of the year? >> they do. someone in the white house said they see over 50%, they put the ds or 50% at tey c get a deal done. it's very delicate. they're having to... their main concern right now is having to keep democrats in line as the president concedes on some of these entitlement programs like social security and medicare cuts. so that's what you see them working on doing today behind the scenes. >> woodruff: todd, from the speaker's perspective,
that is the very nature of speaker boehner's dilemma. that operative in those twes which we all saw go to the very heart. that operative is telling conservatives the best way to get things done is not to have your druthers, not to have your greatest scenario but get the very best conservative deal you can, given the fact that president obama just won the election and actually ran on these tax increases. the public has spoken. that does mean something. >> woodruff: carol lee, at the white...
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house speaker john boehner's reaction? >> this action goes beyond the president's authority and i expect the courts had find the appointment to be illegitimate. >> reporter: the consumer financial protection bureau was created under the 2010 dodd frank financial reform law. the argument for it, that it will promote fairness and transparency in consumer lending like mortgages and credit cards. the argument against, as an independent bureau funded through the federal reserve, it has too much power. the senate banking committee's richard shelby. >> this massive new bureaucracy was designed by the drafters of dodd-frank to be virtually unaccountable to the american people. >> reporter: the struggle preceded cordray's appointment. harvard law professor elizabeth warren set up the bureau as a special advisor after it became clear she would never be confirmed by theson senate. she was opposed by business by backed by consumer advocates who produced a rap video on her behalf. republicans meanwhile distrusted the bureau. as seen in
house speaker john boehner's reaction? >> this action goes beyond the president's authority and i expect the courts had find the appointment to be illegitimate. >> reporter: the consumer financial protection bureau was created under the 2010 dodd frank financial reform law. the argument for it, that it will promote fairness and transparency in consumer lending like mortgages and credit cards. the argument against, as an independent bureau funded through the federal reserve, it has...
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a boehner aide said the g.o.p. is waiting for the president to identify spending cuts, a point the speaker made on the house floor earlier today while white house press secretary jay carney called on republicans to get serious about revenue. >>here are the psint's spenng cuts? the longer the white house slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. now, if the president doesn't agree with our approach, he's got an obligation to put forward a plan that can pass both chambers of the congress. because right now the american people have to be scratching their heads and wondering when is the president going to get serious? >> on that question of whether or not we have put forward specific spending cuts, the answer is is we have. not only that, we signed law a trillion dollars in specific spending cuts. so if you combine what is signed into law with what we proposed versus the total absence of any specificity from the republicans for a single dollar in revenue, i think in the battle of specifi
a boehner aide said the g.o.p. is waiting for the president to identify spending cuts, a point the speaker made on the house floor earlier today while white house press secretary jay carney called on republicans to get serious about revenue. >>here are the psint's spenng cuts? the longer the white house slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. now, if the president doesn't agree with our approach, he's got an obligation to put forward a plan that can pass...
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and he blamed house speaker john boehner. just before christmas, boehner floated his so-called "plan b"-- letting taxes rise on millionaires. but faced with opposition in republican ranks, he pulled it, and sent the house home for the holiday. reid charged today politics explained why the speaker had not yet called the house back. >> john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on a firm financial footing. it's obvious what's going on. he's waiting until january 3 to get reelected to speaker before he gets serious about negotiations. >> warner: a boenhner spokesman shot back, "harry reid should talk less and legislate more." but late today, republican leaders put out word that the house will reconvene on sunday. yesterday, they challenged the senate to take the next step, by extending the bush-era tax cuts for all income groups. in a joint statement, they said, "the house will take... action on whatever the senate can pass, but the senate first must act. " president obama returned earl
and he blamed house speaker john boehner. just before christmas, boehner floated his so-called "plan b"-- letting taxes rise on millionaires. but faced with opposition in republican ranks, he pulled it, and sent the house home for the holiday. reid charged today politics explained why the speaker had not yet called the house back. >> john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than keeping the nation on a firm financial footing. it's obvious what's going on....
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boehner called that sillins. mr. boehner and other congressional leaders will head to the white house tonight for a holiday party, but there are no formal negotiations scheduled for the rest of this week. the president makes his case to state leaders tomorrow when several governors visit the white house. late this afternoon, the white house rejected today's republican counteroffer, saying it does not meet "the test of balance." one man who has been searching for that balance is erskine bowles, who, with alan simpson, is co-author of a deficit reduction plan that neitheside has prious embraced. i spoke with hia sht time ago. erskine bowles, thank you so much for joining you. late this afternoon john boehner, the house speaker, sent a letter to the white house in which he said he needed to find different middle ground on this fiscal cliff issue. he particularly cited your report which he described as providing imperfect but fair middle ground as a way of breaking this political stalemate. he's saying only the president
boehner called that sillins. mr. boehner and other congressional leaders will head to the white house tonight for a holiday party, but there are no formal negotiations scheduled for the rest of this week. the president makes his case to state leaders tomorrow when several governors visit the white house. late this afternoon, the white house rejected today's republican counteroffer, saying it does not meet "the test of balance." one man who has been searching for that balance is...
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john boehner understood that. there was greater resistance in the senate. what it really means more than anything else, judy, legislatively this year, i liken this to a narrow canyon in a western movie, where the stagecoach goes through and it's most vulnerable to the attack of the bag padguys that can be held hostage, that this is the last place where the administration has to go through that narrow canyon in this legislative year. >> woodruff: you're saying the administration are the good guys. >> they're the stagecoach, whether they're the good guys or not, but it's the place you want to stop the agecoach,. there's no more of those-- thes 31st of december, 2012, the world ends. the world ends. that's when the bush tax cuts expire. it's when the debt ceiling has to be raised, everything. but that's after the election. in other words, there are no more confrontations scheduled between now and then legislatively where the administration can be held hostage as republicans did hold them hostage last summer and the administration looked weak in the process. >>
john boehner understood that. there was greater resistance in the senate. what it really means more than anything else, judy, legislatively this year, i liken this to a narrow canyon in a western movie, where the stagecoach goes through and it's most vulnerable to the attack of the bag padguys that can be held hostage, that this is the last place where the administration has to go through that narrow canyon in this legislative year. >> woodruff: you're saying the administration are the...
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speaker boehner is talking about closing loopholes. other republicans are saying maybe like they're prepared to look at revenue. what are... are there concrete examples there that have the makings of some kind of deal down the road? >> very little is ccrete at this point. but the movement from saying we don't want government to grow at all. the answer to this fiscal crisis is not to grow government to the position that you're hearing from leadership now which is, yes, we can have revenue. that's part of a broader deal that we're going to make. that's a substantial shift. that's not the same thing as the fight over tax rates, income tax rates. the president has said i will sign no deal that doesn't bring the income tax rates for the top earners back up to 96.5%. that's a slightly... there's a new nuance there that gives politicians wigg room over at the definition of revenue is, but there has been movement on that. there's been even more movement. you heard a prominent republican on the sunday shows, bill kristol a prominent conservativ
speaker boehner is talking about closing loopholes. other republicans are saying maybe like they're prepared to look at revenue. what are... are there concrete examples there that have the makings of some kind of deal down the road? >> very little is ccrete at this point. but the movement from saying we don't want government to grow at all. the answer to this fiscal crisis is not to grow government to the position that you're hearing from leadership now which is, yes, we can have revenue....
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>> john boehner made this offer to the president. the president was never willing to actually do the leadership role to get it down. >> brown: you have been involved in campaigns, as we said. you say this is a political issue at the moment. is it going to remain as one? do you see this as one that sort of continues with us over the next months? >> i think the president's clearly decided that this is a valuable political tactic. i expect them to continue with it. there is bolling suggests that he's making misa mistakes. that swing voters aren't interested in this pointless battle about fairness. they want the jobs, they want the debt controlled. they want real changes. >> brown: douglas holtz-eakin, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> woodruff: next, community colleges feel the strain of tight budgets and rising demand. california is one state where the problem has been particularly prominent of late. newshour correspondent spencer michels reports. >> it's a beautiful color back here but that's not what you want. >> reporter: this
>> john boehner made this offer to the president. the president was never willing to actually do the leadership role to get it down. >> brown: you have been involved in campaigns, as we said. you say this is a political issue at the moment. is it going to remain as one? do you see this as one that sort of continues with us over the next months? >> i think the president's clearly decided that this is a valuable political tactic. i expect them to continue with it. there is...